Despite his massive success, the Southern California rapper who took on Drake and won still has a lot to complain about

Asserting his place in a broader lineage of Black music on the polarizing “Reincarnated,” Kendrick attacks Drake's bona fides one more time—without ever saying his name.

While SZA and saxophonist Kamasi Washington are the only cameos on “GNX” that pop music fans are likely to recognize, the album is a comprehensive roster of SoCal scene-beloved veterans like Wallie the Sensei, AzChike and Hitta J3, and fast-rising local acts like Dody6 and YoungThreat.